• queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Which is not proof. Complaints are not proof. Accusations are not proof.

    Testimony literally is a form of proof, or more accurately, evidence.

    Multiple people testifying the same way just means each testimony is more credible.

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      3 months ago

      I had several kids accuse me of having drugs, which was ridiculous. Each one more credible apparently. Good thing that’s not proof otherwise I would’ve been expelled or went to juvie or something.

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        3 months ago

        Having a small amount of proof (i.e. evidence) against you isn’t enough to go to juvie, duh, but it’s enough to get the courts involved. The school handling this internally was a mistake, once child porn and sex crimes are happening it’s time to call the cops.

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            3 months ago

            I thought the police were only contacted after the fight? There’s interviews where the principle says that he basically was ignoring it because “kids lie a lot” and, while some of the girls went to the police, I don’t think the school itself actually did.

            No one’s phones even got confiscated at first, which absolutely should have happened before it escalated to this point.